What is the meaning of cleaning?

noun

• The act of making something clean.
  • usage: "he gave his shoes a good cleaning"
  • synonyms: cleansing, cleanup

verb

• Make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from.
  • usage: "Clean the stove"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth"
  • synonyms: clean, make clean
• Remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits.
  • usage: "Clean the turkey"
  • synonyms: clean, pick
• Clean and tidy up the house.
  • usage: "She housecleans every week"
  • synonyms: houseclean, clean house, clean
• Clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing.
  • usage: "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner"
  • synonyms: cleanse, clean
• Be cleanable.
  • usage: "This stove cleans easily"
  • synonyms: clean
• Deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc..
  • usage: "The other players cleaned him completely"
  • synonyms: clean
• Remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely.
  • usage: "The boys cleaned the sandwich platters"; "The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm"
  • synonyms: clean, strip
• Remove while making clean.
  • usage: "Clean the spots off the rug"
  • synonyms: clean
• Remove unwanted substances from.
  • synonyms: scavenge, clean
• Remove shells or husks from.
  • usage: "clean grain before milling it"
  • synonyms: clean